BRITISH ENGLISH VS AMERICAN ENGLISH

Certains mots sont différents en Grande-Bretagne et aux Etats Unis. Some vords are different in Great Britain and in the United States

British English (UK)
American English (US)
French
autumn fall automne
bill check addition (café, restaurant)
biscuit cookie gâteau sec, biscuit
block of flats apartment house immeuble d'appartements
bonnet hood capot (de voiture)
boot trunk coffre (de voiture)
car park parking lot parking
chemist's drugstore, pharmacy pharmacie
chips French fries frites
cinema movie (theater) cinéma (salle de)
engaged busy occupé (téléphone)
film movie film
fireman firefighter pompier
flat apartment appartement
floor storey, story étage
form class classe
garden yard jardin
ground floor first floor rez-de-chaussée
handbag purse sac à main
holiday vacation vacances
holiday maker vacationer vacancier
hoover vacuum cleaner, vac aspirateur
jumper sweater pull
junction intersection croisement (routier)
letter box mail box boîte à lettres
lift elevator ascenseur
lorry truck camion
motorway freeway autoroute
number plate licence plate plaque d'immatriculation
off-licence (shop) liquor store magasin de vins et spiritueux
paperback pocket book livre de poche
pavement sidewalk trottoir
petrol gas/gasoline essence
post code zip code code postal
postman mail carrier facteur
queue line queue, file d'attente
railway railroad chemin de fer
rubber eraser gomme
rubbish trash, garbage ordures, détritus
shop store magasin
shop assistant clerk vendeur
sweets candy bonbons
tap faucet robinet
tin can boîte de conserve
toilet rest room toilettes
trainers sneakers chaussures de sport
trousers pants pantalon
underground subway métro